Cmta awards research fellowships and grants for research on Charcot-Marie-Tooth diesease. Cmta also hosts bi-annual meetings of all researchers receiving its funding to promote knowledge exchange and synergy. IT uses the services of a medical research consultant to oversee the selection of the receipients of the research funding and tp write the grants and contracts with these researchers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 14 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $746K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$688K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $7.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $100K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.1M
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.9M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$7.4M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$6.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.9M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$10.4M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$6.9M
Expenses
$7.4M
FY2025▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$6.5M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$7.4M
Net assets
$6.1M
FY2025▼ -37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$9.6M
FY2024$9.5M
FY2025$6.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1986.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $6.7M Management & general 5% · $340K Fundraising 5% · $342K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $688K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$300,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Engagement and Gift Officer
$144,515Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Research Officer
$135,441Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Community Outreach
$108,061Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Suzanne Bruhn’s $300K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 733 $1–10M diseases & disorders nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Suzanne Bruhn$300,000$300,000$47,307———
Amy Gray——$149,038$269,038$263,267$259,200
Jeana Sweeney$144,515$140,000$212,500$125,538$111,681$105,000
Katherine Forsey$135,441$125,404$113,555———
Laurel Richardson$108,061$101,520$102,375———
Kimberly Magee—$98,400$99,375$94,769$86,272$90,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Funding research and raising awareness to end Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

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2 programs · $6.7M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Cmta awards research fellowships and grants for research on charcot-marie-tooth disease. It also hosts bi-annual meetings of all researchers receiving its funding to promote knowledge exchange and synergy.

$5.0Mprogram expense
02

Cmta organizes and conducts support groups, conferences, a camp for children ages 10-18 with CMT at 2 U.S. Locations, and educational webinars for patients, their families and medical practitioners to share knowledge and promote awareness of charcot-marie-tooth DISEASE.CMTA also publishes a bi-monthly newsletter and other educational…

$1.7Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 85 grants · $14.4M · 2020–2025
University of RochesterNY · FY2025$1,045,708
Psychogenics INCFY2025$773,212
The Genesis Project USATX · FY2025$423,000
Albany Med Health SystemNY · FY2025$140,670
University of California San DiegoFY2025$90,860
Unitemized GrantFY2025$28,557
University of Wisconsin - MadisonFY2025$25,000
Henry M Jackson FoundationWA · FY2025$20,000
The Jackson LaboratoryFY2025$5,377
Psychogenics INCFY2024$684,436
Psychogenics INCFY2024$684,436
University of RochesterNY · FY2024$241,946
University of RochesterNY · FY2024$241,946
Ut Southwestern Medical CenterFY2024$224,010
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$811K
Investment incomeLn 3$288K
Money outPt IX
$7.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.7M
Managementcol C$340K
Fundraisingcol D$342K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$638K
Total assetsLn 16$8.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$288K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$652K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$811K
Investment incomeLn 3$288K
Other incomeLn 4–11$48K
Total revenueLn 12$6.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$638K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$638K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.3M
Total assetsLn 16$8.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$6.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$638K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.4M$7.3M
Total assetsLn 16$9.5M$8.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$9.5M$6.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.9M$2.9M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$29K$29K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$380K$380K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$715K$560K$67K$88K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$669K$524K$62K$82K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$32K$25K$3K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$24K$3K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$120K$94K$11K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$37K$29K$5K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$126K$98K$19K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$534K$431K$80K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$62K$52K$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$315K$287K$10K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$336K$263K$31K$41K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$159K$111K$43K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$878K$833K$167$45K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.4M$6.7M$340K$342K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.9M$7.4M−$492K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.8M$5.8M−$13K$9.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.8M$6.3M−$530K$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.4M$6.5M$3.9M$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.2M$4.8M$330K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.2M$3.9M$1.3M$5.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $6,864,031 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,074,711$5,717,540
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,282,115$810,547
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $421,917$287,629
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$48,315
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,778,743$6,864,031
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,339,962$3,342,651
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,351,608$1,566,784
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,100,099$2,446,390
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,791,669$7,355,825
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,926−$491,794
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,864,031 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$652,007
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,065,533
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$287,742
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,717,540
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $810,547$810,547
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $287,629$287,629
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,777$4,777
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $43,538$43,538
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $810,547 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $335,944$6,864,031
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,355,825 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,933,934$2,933,934
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $28,557$28,557
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $380,160$380,160
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $560,376 · Management $66,656 · Fundraising $88,056$715,088
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $523,968 · Management $62,326 · Fundraising $82,334$668,628
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $25,190 · Management $2,996 · Fundraising $3,958$32,144
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,283 · Management $2,888 · Fundraising $3,816$30,987
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $93,988 · Management $11,180 · Fundraising $14,769$119,937
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $29,021 · Management $5,498 · Fundraising $2,724$37,243
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $98,222 · Management $18,607 · Fundraising $9,221$126,050
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $430,550 · Management $80,481 · Fundraising $22,917$533,948
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $51,834 · Management $5,179 · Fundraising $5,226$62,239
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $286,730 · Management $10,378 · Fundraising $18,013$315,121
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $262,966 · Management $31,279 · Fundraising $41,323$335,568
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $110,957 · Management $42,798 · Fundraising $4,755$158,510
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $832,807 · Management $167 · Fundraising $44,737$877,711
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,673,543 · Management $340,433 · Fundraising $341,849$7,355,825
Part X · Balance sheet $8,112,362 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,169,913$638,497
X-4 Accounts receivable$47,601
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$101,801
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,097,765$6,921,397
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $281,041$403,066
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,548,719$8,112,362
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$97,942
X-18 Grants payable$1,956,430
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,054,372
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,507,710$3,578,464
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,041,009$2,479,526
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,548,719$6,057,990
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,548,719$8,112,362
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,057,990 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,864,031
XI-2 Total expenses$7,355,825
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$491,794
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,548,719
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,998,935
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,057,990

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